Meladerm Review - A Natural Answer to Brown Spots?

Review Meladerm for Brown Spots on Face and Skin

Our Meladerm Review was prompted by the high number of visits we get to our Brown Spots on Face page, which provides useful information for people enduring what some people may refer to as age spots or sun spots, or one of the two types of keratosis (the fancy name for these brown spots), seborrheic keratosis and actinic keratosis.

Options for removing brown spots with so-called “natural” products are plentiful, but effective and safe options are scarce. Many contain ingredients that can produce fairly quick results, but that may damage your skin in the long term or have other harmful effects.

You might want to check our Skin Care Product Ingredients to Avoid page to help you evaluate a skin care product ingredients label.

We took a closer look at a promising skin lightening product, Meladerm®, which Civant Skin Care put years into researching and developing and after 4 years of testing made available to the public.

Here are the results of our Meladerm Review:

Product: Meladerm Skin Lightener

Company: Civant Skin Care

Rating:

Meladerm Claim

One of the things that surprised us about Civant Skincare is that they don’t make any outrageous claims suggesting you will have clear skin in 10 days, or radiant skin in one week, as do so many other skin care product companies.

They show the same caution in presenting their Meladerm Skin Lightener product as they did in researching, developing and testing it.

They do suggest you may see a change for the better in your skin after about two weeks, if the cream is used in combination with proper exfoliation.

But more realistically, best results for obtaining a lighter, more even complexion, and the fading of brown spots, will appear after two to three months.

If that seems like a long time to you, then you might want to consider the possibility that your skin cannot heal overnight, or in a couple of weeks. Some products may give you what look to be quick results, but then that initial success turns out to be a temporary result that quickly fades soon after.

A longer period of healing and restructuring of the skin appears to make more sense, as the change is happeniong from the inside out, not just on the surface. Well, that at least is the idea, and the claim.

Meladerm Review Evidence

We took a look at three factors that we see as potential evidence to back up Civant’s claim that their Meladerm Skin Lightening Cream does what the company claims it does:  the science behind it, the ingredients, and customer feedback.

• Scientific  Angle - Without getting overly technical, let’s just say that Meladerm is formulated in such a way as to address the causes of brown spots on the skin at the level of enzymes and amino acids. Got that? Okay, we said we weren’t going to get overly technical, so let’s just say that melanin, which is the natural pigment that produces the color in your skin, is synthesized in these tiny organelles called melanosomes. The amino acid tyrosine is converted to melanin within these melanosomes through the action of tyrosinase, an enzyme. Brown spots developing on areas of your face and body are the result of too much melanin being produced in those specific areas of your skin. Civant’s approach is to address both the melanosomes and the enzyme tyrosinase, which scientifically makes a lot of sense.
  
  
• Ingredients – Civant Skin care prides itself on being super careful and methodical when formulating their skin care products. Meladerm contains a number of active ingredients that are derived from natural extracts, including mulberry, licorice, and bearberry. The Meladerm formulation is quite elaborate and carefully designed. A quick glance at the ingredients label might put some people off, but long, strange-sounding scientific names don’t mean the ingredient is good or bad. We counted over 50 ingredients, but of these we only had a problem with the inclusion of Triethanolamine, a ph stabilizer, which may cause allergic reactions in some persons. Other than that, the list seems fine. No parabens, no mineral oils, no hydroquinone. Even the alcohols that are used are the skin-friendly variety, not the ones that dry out the skin. What sets Civant’s skin care products apart from much of the competition, and what could make the Meladerm Skin Lightener an attractive option for some people who want to get rid of the brown spots on their face and skin, is the attention to maintaining and preserving the effectiveness of the active ingredients. Active ingredients in skin creams and other skin care products have a tendency to deteriorate. Other companies will use the same or similar ingredients in their products, but won’t invest the time, effort, and money to ensure their effectiveness. Civant uses a special micronizing and filtering process to ensure their active ingredients perform at highest efficiency. In addition, the base ingredients have preservative and moisturizing properties and allow these active ingredients to be absorbed deeply into the skin for optimal results.
  
  
• Customer Feedback – You can talk about melanin and enzymes and active ingredients and micronizing and filtering processes, but a product’s reputation ultimately depends on how customers respond to the product. Did it help them solve their skin condition, did it have no effect, did it make things worse? The Civant web site has a whole section called “Real Stories,” which provide testimonials from real people who have used Meladerm or other Civant skin care products. They actually break it down by year, so you can read what customers had to say about their experience using these products back in 2005 or in 2010. We think this is a super idea, and for us, the most effective piece of evidence any company or product can present.  
  

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Meladerm Review Findings

Negatives:

• We had no problem with the over 50 ingredients used in the Meladerm formulation, except for one. We would have preferred Civant not include the ph stabilizer Triethanolamine, which has been shown to produce allergic reactions in some persons. This could be a negative for some people, but obviously Civant does not consider it an important enough consideration.

Positives:

• Civant Skin Care thoroughly and carefully researched and developed Meladerm over a period of 4 years, resulting in a product they consider extremely safe and effective in diminishing the appearance of brown spots, liver spots, sun spots, freckles, birth marks, old scars, hyperpigmentation and discoloration on the skin.
  
  
• When used with proper exfoliation, results can begin in as little as two weeks, but optimum results can be achieved in two to three months with patience and commitment to using Meladerm correctly.
  
  
• As stated above under Evidence, the science behind the product is quite sound. The Civant web site includes studies that show the effectiveness of some of their ingredients in reducing the appearance of brown spots.
  
  
• Strong list of ingredients, but more importantly, what separates Meladerm from other skin lighteners is the sustained integrity and quality of its active ingredients. The properties and combination of base ingredients ensure the active ingredients are at peak efficiency and delivered deep into the skin for optimal results.
  
  
• Powerful “Real Stories” section on web site containing many customer testimonials describing their experience with Civant skin care products.
  
  
• Complete Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on web site that addresses most of the concerns the average person might have regarding Meladerm and Civant Skin Care.
  
  
• Reasonably priced, especially when compared with other inferior products.
  
  
• 30-day money back guarantee – full refund on used or unused products.

Meladerm Review Conclusion

We are extremely impressed by what we’ve seen of the Civant Skin Care Meladerm Skin Lightener product . The company presents an extremely professional image. Their patience and care in developing Meladerm to achieve a balance of safety and effectiveness is noteworthy and to be applauded.

We could only identify one small negative that keeps us from giving Meladerm our absolute highest rating. Despite this, we can point to all the Positives listed above, in particular the high number of happy, satisfied customers, and feel very comfortable recommending Meladerm for people who want to do something to get rid of those unsightly brown spots on their skin.   

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